Linux Engineering Director
3 days ago
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis.
We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.
Salary and Benefits
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Prioritized Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
As an Engineering Manager at Canonical, you will lead a team of engineers responsible for optimizing Ubuntu on the latest hardware platforms. You will oversee commercial engagements and support timely delivery on agreed project milestones. You will participate as a technical lead on complex customer engagements involving complete system architectures from cloud to edge.
You will implement disciplined engineering processes, integrate and maintain platform-oriented software stacks, optimize Ubuntu for the latest hardware platforms, and display technical leadership internally and within external communities.
You will contribute to code reviews and technical documentation and be an active part of the leadership team, collaborating with other leaders.
The ideal candidate will have an exceptional academic track record, fluency in C, C++, and Python, experience with Debian/Ubuntu or other distro packaging, passion for Linux and operational systems software, and experience working with open source communities and licenses.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of engineers ranging from graduate to senior
- Oversee commercial engagements and support timely delivery on agreed project milestones
- Participate as technical lead on complex customer engagements involving complete system architectures from cloud to edge
- Implement disciplined engineering processes
- Integrate and maintain platform-oriented software stacks
- Optimize Ubuntu for the latest hardware platforms
- Display technical leadership internally and within external communities
- Contribute to code reviews and technical documentation
- Exceptional academic track record
- Fluency in C, C++, and Python
- Experience with Debian/Ubuntu or other distro packaging
- Passion for Linux and operational systems software
- Experience working with open source communities and licenses
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